Attribute to Detective Sergeant Lucy Aldridge of Christchurch Police:
Police will be deploying a drone in central Christchurch tomorrow as part of ongoing efforts to locate missing woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls.
The drone will be flying over the Riccarton and Hagley Park areas between 8am and midday, Thursday 19 June.
During this time, we would ask the public to please avoid flying their own drones in the area as this will cause conflict in the airspace, impacting our investigation.
Lis was last seen at the Chateau on the Park in Riccarton, on the evening of Wednesday 4 June, and Police and her family are desperate to locate her.
Searchers and Police have gone door to door, reviewed CCTV footage and made extensive enquiries, “but we have not been able to find Lis,” DSS Aldridge says.
“We do not know where she travelled to after the Chateau and have not been able to locate any items that would lead us closer to her.
“We have grave concerns for Lis, and sincerely hope the use of a drone will help us find her,” she says.
Police continue to appeal to the public for help in locating Lis, and urge people to continue checking your backyards, sheds and sleepouts, and look under anything where a person could seek shelter.
For anyone with CCTV or video footage, we would ask you to please review any footage you have from 6.40pm on Wednesday 4 June to 8am on Thursday 5 June.
While Lis went missing in the Riccarton area, she is physically strong, and may have walked some distance.
Anyone who sees Lis should ring 111 immediately and use the reference number 250604/5465. Non-urgent information can be provided online at 105.police.govt.nz, using “Update Report,” quoting the same reference number.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
